For
allegedly stabbing her boyfriend to death, 24-year-old Blessing Edet is to be
kept behind bars for the next 30 days, a Lagos court ruled on Thursday.
An
Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court said Blessing should be remanded at Ikoyi
Prisons pending when the case would be filed at the appropriate court.
The
Magistrate, Mrs B.O. Folarin-William said: “The accused should be remanded in
prison custody pending when the case will be filed at the appropriate court
since the advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is out.”
NAN
reports that the DPP had advised that the accused should be prosecuted for
murder at a higher court.
Earlier,
the Prosecutor, Sgt. Maria Dauda, told the court that the offence was committed
on August 18, 2015 at about midnight at No. 1, Falana St., Ogombo, Lekki.
She
said the accused and the deceased, Edet Ebong, 33, had engaged themselves in a
fight and in the process, she picked up a kitchen knife and stabbed the
deceased in his stomach.
The
offence contravened Section 221 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011 and
the section prescribes a life sentence for offenders. The case has been
adjourned to April 4 for mention.
Source: Pm
News
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